An American resume is different for everybody. People showed up early, some late, some are on the way. All need to realize what they’re hearing when the chant of, “USA, USA, USA” starts. Too many of the cheerleaders have a poor American resume, and it shows.
EMOTIONAL RESISTANCE TRAINING RESCUE
October 16, 2020 by
Emotional resistance training is more than ignoring bad news and waiting for clouds to lift. It takes a little work, a little effort. The definition of resistance training is clear and plain: improve muscles by making them work against a weight or force. The same definition applies to emotions: When we get challenged in a […]
SPEAK HYSTERICALLY AND PUSH A BIG SCHTICK? NOT TEDDY
September 1, 2020 by
A manly man, one who pushes their manliness over the limit, uses a big schtick. We like them, we fear them, we want to be them. But, there are conditions. It’s hard being a soft man pretending to be a manly man. Do you know the difference? Here to help.
TWO HANDS: WISH IN ONE, TRUMP IN THE OTHER
August 14, 2020 by
The old saying about hope starts with two hands, one for wishes. While this is an opinion blog, my opinions, and not a political blog, I share the unusual and exceptional. Like now:
COMMON MISTAKES AND MISUNDERSTANDINGS, OR POOR JUDGEMENT
April 16, 2020 by
Common mistakes are the easiest to fix: do this instead of that. All good. Unless it’s a clue to a greater problem.
LEARNING LEADERSHIP: WHERE TO START AND END
October 4, 2019 by
The idea of learning leadership begins the first time you do what you are told to do. Usually it starts with a mom or a dad. If not them, maybe a teacher or coach. If it happens to be some jackass in the neighborhood a few years older, then it’s going to be a defective […]
REALITY REGISTER HOME CAREGIVER STYLE
July 2, 2019 by
Longtime readers and followers of boomerpdx know the reality register. I learned about it during my home caregiving years. My father in law had Parkinson’s and dementia. I was his link to living at home instead of a nursing home, assisted living, or other accommodations. Picking him up when he was down included reality register. […]
ARMY BRAND DD214 WON’T WASH OFF
March 21, 2019 by
Not sure when it begins, but a lot of men feel remorse about not having an Honorable Discharge and a DD214. What did they miss? Listen to guys in their late 30’s and early 40’s reflect on the sort of soldier they would have been, or their opinion on what makes a good […]
One Job For Veterans Administration To Do. One Job
September 14, 2018 by
No matter your view on the military agenda, I know you all agree that aging veterans deserve some VA love for their service. If you’ve got a DD214 you’re in the program. Better yet, if you have orders proving you were where you say you were during Vietnam, you’re in the […]
Google Blog Search, Lessons Learned And Ignored, But Maybe It Was Me?
August 29, 2018 by
What do you get when ‘mayan calendar’ is the number 1 search term on any blog that isn’t related to the Mayan Calandar? I don’t want to talk about it. Yes, I do. How about ‘sniper equipment’ in the number two spot? Must be a military site, or a kook site, […]
